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1 ability
competência (physical/mental potential) capacidade (skill and accomplishments) habilidadeEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > ability
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2 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) imaginação2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) imaginação3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) imaginação* * *im.ag.i.na.tion[imædʒin'eiʃən] n 1 imaginação, idéia. 2 conceito. -
3 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) imaginação2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) imaginação3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) imaginação -
4 calibre
['kælibə]1) (the inner diameter of a gun barrel etc.) calibre2) ((of a person) quality of character; ability: a salesman of extremely high calibre.) qualidade* * *cal.i.bre[k'ælibə] n 1 calibre: diâmetro interior de tubo ou boca-de-fogo, diâmetro de projetil. 2 fig dimensão, capacidade. 3 fig qualidade mental ou moral. -
5 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) senso•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *wit1[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.————————wit2
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